WEBVTT JOE: A 12-YEAR-OLD BOY, IN THEDRIVER'S SEAT TONIGHT.DEVON BRYANT RECEIVED A $4,000SURPRISE AS PART OF AMAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION GIFT.WYFF NEWS 4'S MADELEINE HACKETTSHARES THE HEARTWARMING STORY OFTHE YOUNG FIGHTER.>> HOW DOES THAT FEEL?>> GOOD.>> YOU LOOK READY.MADELEINE: UNDERNEATH THE HELMETAND THE CHEST PROTECTOR AND THE BOOTS STANDS ONE BEAMING 12-YEAR-OLD.>> I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT TOSAY.MADELEINE: THE REASON BEHINDTHAT GRIN?A SHINY RED, 2018 CRF HONDA DIRTBIKE.BUT IT HASN'T ALWAYS BEEN SMILESFOR LITTLE DEVON.LESS THAN TWO YEARS AGO, INAUGUST OF 2016,>> FIRST THEY THOUGHT IT WASJUST GROWTH PLATES AND THEY WEREPUTTING HIM IN SURGERY TO FIXTHAT.MADELEINE: TURNS OUT IT WASLEUKEMIA.SINGLE MOTHER-OF-FIVE JENNIFERMOSS SAYS IT HASN'T BEEN EASY ONTHE FAMILY.>> THAT WAS PRETTY MUCH THEHARDEST TIMEMADELEINE: THE BIKE, A GIFT FROMTHE MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION, ACHARITABLE ORGANIZATION THATGRANTS THE WISHES OF CHILDRENWITH A LIFE-THREATENING ILLNESS.>> HE KNEW WHAT HE WANTED RIGHTAWAY.HE WANTED THE DIRT BIKE AND YOUCAN JUST TELL, THE SMILE ON HIFACE, HE IS A SUPER EXCITED ANDIT'S JUST GREAT.MADELEINE: DEVON WASTED NO TIMETRYING OUT HIS NEW RIDE.[ENGINE REVVING] >> IT WAS A GREAT EXPERIENCE.DEVON PICKED IT UP REALLY QUICK,BUT GETTING HIM USED TO THATCLUTCH AND GETTING HIM USED TOTHAT GEAR IT'S SUCH A REWARDING, EXPERIENCE.MADELEINE: TODAY'S BIKE ISN'TTHE ONLY GOOD NEWS TO REPORT.THE YOUNGSTER IS EXPECTED TOBEAT CANCER.>> IT'S BEEN ROUGH BUT I'VE BEENFIGHTING, AND I'M ALMOST DONENOW.MADELEINE: THE DIRT BIKE IS MORETHAN JUST A SWEET RIDE, BUT ASTEADY REMINDER FOR DEVON TOFIND HIS BALANCE AND KEEP MOVINGFORWARD.

Twelve-year-old Devon Bryant took the driver's seat Saturday when he received a gift he had been dreaming of. The young boy was diagnosed with Leukemia in August 2016, and thanks to the Make-A-Wish Foundation as well as Foothill Motorsports, he was gifted a brand new 2018 CRF Honda dirt bike.

“I’m wordless,” Devon told WYFF News 4 as he sat on his new bike, beaming. “I don’t even know what to say.”

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Devon’s mother, Jennifer Moss, is a single mom of five and said the diagnosis was not easy on the family. She told WYFF News 4 that seeing her son smile after receiving his bike was indescribable.

“It’s just great to see him do stuff he’s always wanted to do. Before, when he was sick he couldn’t ride his bicycle because his legs were hurting so bad.”

Harrison Herron with Foothill Motorsports presented the bike to Devon, as well as hundreds of dollars of safety gear. He was able to teach Devon how the gears and the clutch work on his new ride. "It was a great experience,” Harrison said. “Devon picked it up really quick … it's such a rewarding experience."

Jennifer said that Devon is expected to make a full recovery and beat cancer.